3 Content Writing Tools With Easy Upload To WordPress

Several bloggers use the native WordPress editor as their default content writing tool. I used to be one of them. However, I prefer using a common tool for all my writing projects, including WordPress blog posts.

Content Writing With MS-Word

In the corporate world, Microsoft Word is the writing tool of choice. Outside of that, lots of people use it (except for me). If you do use MS-Word, then craft your post with it and save it with a .docx file extension. (older versions of MS-Word used the .doc extension)

Once you are done with your writing, upload the MS-Word document into your WordPress blog with the Mammoth .docx converter WordPress plugin.

Mammoth enables you to upload both text and images to WordPress. All formatting is preserved including headings. Don’t forget that, in WordPress, the H1 tag is reserved. So, make sure you don’t use that style in your MS-Word document. Instead, start from H2, then H3, H4, etc.

Installing the Mammoth .docx converter WordPress plugin

As a pre-requisite, you must install the free Mammoth .docx converter plugin in WordPress. You will need to this once:

Plugins > Add New

Next, from the keyword search field, type “mammoth” without the double quotes. This action will display the Mammoth .docx converter plugin. Click on the “Install Now” button.

Adding the Mammoth .docx converter

Finally, click on the “Activate” button to activate the plugin.

Importing your MS-Word document into WordPress

From WordPress, create a new blog post. Scroll down until you see the Mammoth .docx converter.

Click the “Browse” button. From the file selection display, choose the .docx document that you saved in Step-1 above. Then, press the Open button (on MacOS) or equivalent on other platforms.

This will cause Mammoth .docx converter plugin to upload the MS-Word document into WordPress.

Now, scroll up to your WordPress editor, and your article will display. It will include everything you wrote in your MS-Word article.

If you are happy with MS-Word, then stick with it. The above procedure works just fine.

Otherwise, you may prefer to examine the Google Docs method that follows.

You will need to upload your images manually. It may be acceptable for one or two images. Beyond that, you will prefer the next option.

Option-2: Mammoth .docx Converter Plugin

With this option, you will upload both text and images to WordPress.

You need to install the free Mammoth .docx converter plugin in WordPress. See the above discussion on how to do this.

Now, proceed to the next two steps:

Step-1: From Google Docs, save your article as a Ms-Word Document on your local device.

Convert Google Docs to MS-Word

Step-2: From WordPress, create a new post. Scroll down and locate the Mammoth .docx converter. Click “Browse” and select your MS-Word document. For details, refer to the previous section: Importing your MS-Word document into WordPress.

Option-3: Use the Jetpack Plugin

Ok, I have to talk about another option: the Jetpack plugin and Google Docs combo. Personally, I don’t like Jetpack because it introduces delays in my GTMetrix performance reports.

Besides, the Google Docs / Jetpack integration requires several authentications between WordPress.com, your WordPress blog, and Google Docs. But that could be an alternative if you are already running the Jetpack plugin.

I will not cover the integration details in this article. Instead, I will refer you to the following external links:

Content Writing With AirStory

Airstory is an impressive cloud based content writing tool for all your writing projects. I’ve been using it as a replacement for Google Docs. It provides a clean and distraction-free user interface. It offers:

an outliner: to quickly rearrange your sections or text blocks

a note library: collect information from various sources

an image library: store all your visuals in one place for your projects